PASS

An initiative by NUSPS Academic Committee

What: Sharing sessions by invited speakers from

various sectors

Where: LTs in Faculty of Science

When: 12 noon - 1.30 pm (Lunchtime!) on

28th Jan (Mon)

1st Feb (Fri)

4th Feb (Mon) * 12 - 2pm

8th Feb (Fri)

The 3 Ws

Wondering about

What pharmacists in different sectors do?

Difference between the different sectors, ‘making the switch’?

Which sectors you might want to venture into

Q&A sessions with the speakers

Refreshments provided! First-come-first-serve!

Why you should come

Session 1

Date:

Monday, 28 January 2013

Venue:

LT 31

Time:

12 noon to 1.30 p.m.

Mr. Lim Chwee Kuang

Graduated in 1968 and worked in a couple of Pharma factories for 30 years

Started as a Production Pharmacist

and retired as Production Director

Worked in non-production departments

Education :

Degree: B.Pharmacy (University of Singapore)

Postgraduate: Dip in Business Administration (University of Singapore )

Work History:

1970/71 as Production Pharmacist with Wheelmar Chemicals; a subcontractor of generic OTC

1971 to 1997 Started as Packaging Manager with Beecham, a manufacturer of Antibiotics, promoted to Production Manager and then to Production Director.

1997/98 Transferred to Upper Merion in the United States as Production Director with Glaxo SmithKline

1999/2001 Worked with Wyeth a manufacturer of HRT

2001/2010 Pharmacist and Director of Pharma 2000; wholesaler of medicinal products and medical devices; voluntary liquidation of business in 2010

2002/2004 Consultant to a Japanese company Sorm to visit factories that Sorm sources its products for sale in Japan

Session 1

Ms. Lilian Chow

Project Director of ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Responsible for ASLAN’s clinical development business with emphasis in the Asia Pacific region

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals was awarded the “Best Small Business Rising Star of the Year” and the “Most Promising Company of the Year”

More than 10 years of experience in clinical research covering all phases of

trials from phase I through to IV, including first in patient studies

Education:

Earned her pharmacy degree from National University of Singapore and was the first batch of students enrolled in the 4 years direct honors pharmacy program

Master in Management in Research and Development

Work history:

Joined Tan Tock Seng Hospital as a practicing pharmacist in 2001 and advanced to a career in the pharmaceutical clinical research industry over the years

Member of the Clinical Trials Technical Committee by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency to develop and validate the workforce skills process in the pharmaceutical industry

Session 1

Session 2

Date:

Friday, 1 February 2013

Venue:

LT 23

Time:

12 noon to 1.30 p.m.

Dr. Chew Eng Hui Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, National University of

Singapore Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2011/2012 Academic/Professional Qualifications: BSc (Pharm) Hons (1999), National University of Singapore, Singapore PhD (Pharm) (2006), University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Registered Pharmacist with Singapore Pharmacy Board, since 2000 Career History:

Community Pharmacist (2000 - 2002), Guardian SEA Pte Ltd, Singapore

Postdoctoral research fellow (Apr 2006 - Feb 2008), Medical Nobel Institute for Biochemistry, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Postdoctoral research fellow (Mar 2008 - Jul 2008), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore Assistant Professor (Aug 2008 – present), National University of Singapore, Singapore Research Areas:

Redox signaling Drug discovery, elucidation of mechanism of action of novel

compounds Cancer and anticancer therapy

Session 2

Ms Kim Tan Lay Khim

Senior Pharmacist (National Healthcare Group Pharmacy)

Vice chairperson for Medication Therapy Management service pilot project at NHG Polyclinics

Adjunct Lecturer (Ngee Ann Polytechnic)

Certification: Certified Quit Smoking Consultant (Health Promotion Board ) Certification in Anticoagulation Therapy Management (University of South Indiana) Currently running the following clinics:

Anti-coagulations Smoking Cessations Medication Therapy Management Co-curricular activities: June 2012- Present: Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore Committee member for National Pharmacy Week 2012 Organized National Pharmacy Week 2012 Involved in the workgroup for producing public educational posters

Invited by MediaCorp Channel 8 “Good Morning Singapore” live programme to discuss “Safe Use of Medication”

Session 2

Session 3

Date:

Monday, 4 February 2013

Venue:

LT 21

Time:

12 noon to 2 p.m.

Dr. Andrea Kwa Pharmacy Clinician Scientist & Asst Director of Health Services Related Research Unit in Singapore

General Hospital

Specializes in critical care medicine, infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance research

More than 12 years of experience in clinical areas and research Reviewer in many scientific journals

Trainer both in research and clinical arena of critical care and infectious diseases.

Program Director - Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy Residency for Infectious Disease

Pharmacists-to-be in SGH

Tutor/Facilitator for National Training for Microbiologist Specialist Accreditation, Singapore

Member of National Antimicrobial Taskforce- Antimicrobial Utilization

Member of Pharmacy Specialist Accreditation Board Chairperson of Pharmacy Specialist Accreditation Committee for Infectious Disease to evaluate and/or accredit a candidate pharmacist as Infectious

Disease Pharmacist.

Member of the American Society for Microbiology

Qualifications:

B.Sc. (Pharm) from the National University of Singapore, Singapore in1996.

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the Albany College of Pharmacy, New York, USA, in 2006.

Added Qualifications in Infectious Diseases in Pharmacotherapy from the Board of

Pharmaceutical Specialties, USA, since 2007.

Postdoctoral research fellowship of 2 years in anti-fungal resistance and molecular diagnostics with University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Division of Transplant Infectious Diseases.

Session 3

Ms. Huang Juan Juan Senior Marketing Manager, Singapore & Malaysia @ Pfizer Consumer Healthcare (Wyeth Consumer

Healthcare )

Qualifications:

Specialized Professional Degree advocating analytical judgment & commitment in healthcare practice

Knowledge-based training in both pharmaceutical & herbal products Related healthcare experiences in hospital pharmacy, retail pharmacies

Previously held management positions in retail pharmacies, overseeing administrative operation

Sales force management

Developed marketing plans and promotional strategies for OTC and ethical products for 8 years

P&L responsibility to achieve sales and IBT for 8 years.

Brand management of Centrum & Caltrate which are the # 1 brand in their specific category for 8 years in Singapore

Regional sales and marketing responsibility in Malaysia to achieve strong double digit growth for the last 2 years

Work History:

Senior Marketing Manager, Singapore & Malaysia: August 2003 – Current @ Pfizer Consumer Healthcare (Wyeth Consumer Healthcare )

Sales Manager (Pharmacy) June 2001 – August 2003 @ Summit Co. Singapore

Locum Pharmacist April-June 2001 @KK Women & Children Hospital

Community Retail Pharmacist and Branch Manager Mar1997-Mar2001 @Unity NTUC Healthcare

Community Retail Pharmacist 1997 @Nishino Pharmacy

Pupil Pharmacist 1995-1996 @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Session 3

Dr. Joyce Lee Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, Department of Pharmacy

Experience managing pharmacist-led clinics for chronic diseases such as asthma, heart failure, anticoagulation and HIV

Certifications and qualifications

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (USA)

Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (USA)

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy (USA)

Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Residency Certification from the University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles (USA)

Recipient of the Excellent Young Teacher Award in 2010

Clinical Services at National Healthcare Group (NHG) Polyclinics and NHG Pharmacy

Pioneered the first pharmacist-managed Hypertension, Diabetes and Lipids Clinic (HDL-C) in Singapore

Pharmacist-managed Anticoagulation Clinic (ACC), Pharmacist-managed Hypertension, Diabetes and Lipids Clinic (HDL-C)

Training and service expansion

Diabetes Workshop for the Practicing Pharmacists

Mission statement: to train and establish pharmacist-managed clinical services across Singapore

Areas of Interest / Research

Chronic disease management

Patient care and education

Setting up, maintaining and improving pharmacist-led ambulatory care clinics

Prevalence of appropriateness in medication use and adverse drug events in elderly residents in nursing homes

Session 3

Date:

Friday, 8 February 2013

Venue:

LT 23

Time:

12 noon to 1.30 p.m.

Session 4

Ms. Reshma Lhode Senior Patient Care Pharmacist at Guardian Health and Beauty Bachelor degree in Pharmacy in 2002 from National University of Singapore

Work History:

Began as a hospital pharmacist, where she did research on the causes of hypoglycaemia admissions in diabetic patients and was also in charge of the outpatient paediatric pharmacy

Continued on to gain experience in community pharmacy Later on in the pharmaceutical industry as a Senior Drug Safety Associate at ICON Clinical

Research where she was in charge of reporting Serious Adverse Events during clinical trials conducted in Asian countries Returned to be a community pharmacist at Guardian Health and Beauty where she has done research in Irritable Bowel

Syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders in the Singapore Community Heavily involved in the training of pre-registration pharmacists in Guardian Co-chief preceptor of pre-registrations pharmacists this year In charge of oral examinations for pre-registration pharmacists for the past year

Led the campaign for FOBT (Foecal Occult Blood Test) distribution in collaboration with the Singapore Cancer Society in 2011

In charge of SOP writing in Nursing Homes in collaboration with Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore

In charge of Medication Management in nursing homes by Guardian pharmacists since 2011

Awards Received:

Health Ambassador of the Year awards in 2010 and 2011

Community pharmacist of the year in 2012

Session 4

Dr. Dorothy Toh Director for Vigilance Branch in Health Sciences Authority Responsible for the continuous monitoring of the safety profile of marketed health products

Administer the national ADR monitoring program and review company reports as well as signals detected by other drug regulatory authorities to ensure the continued benefit-risk profile of products on the market remain favourable

Qualification:

Graduated from the Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore

Masters in Public Health from the University of Newcastle

PhD in pharmacogenetics at the University of Sydney

Work history:

Regulatory consultant with the Clinical Trials Branch, which has regulatory oversight over clinical trials on health products in Singapore and conducts pre-market safety assessments for investigational health products

Worked at pharmaceutical MNCs (GSK and Pfizer) prior to joining HSA.

Joined HSA in 2003

Session 4

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Session 3:

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